The Red Hook Circuit winds around the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in the heart of Red Hook, offering fantastic views of lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. The track is 2.32km long, with a total of 14 corners, with high-speed corners, straights and hairpin corners and other types. This weekend, 24 drivers will compete in this exciting competition.
ABB, a global technology leader, will be the title partner of the E-Prix race in New York, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the full tramway series.
On July 10-11, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will make its fourth visit to New York, with the climax of the Fast and Furious showdown at Brooklyn's Red Hook Circuit.
The Red Hook Circuit winds around the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in the heart of Red Hook, offering fantastic views of lower Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. The track is 2.32km long, with a total of 14 corners, with high-speed corners, straights and hairpin corners and other types. This weekend, 24 drivers will compete in this exciting competition.
ABB's titling partnership with the New York City E-Prix is an expansion of ABB's existing partnership with the all-electric Racing World Championship. The event will be promoted throughout New York City, including on billboards at The Times Center. In addition, one of the Formula E cars will also take to the streets of New York and drive around Times Square.
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Theodor Swedjemark, head of Communications and sustainability at ABB, said: "The United States is ABB's largest market and we have 20,000 employees in all 50 states. ABB is committed to the US market and is actively expanding our business in the US. Since 2010, ABB has invested $14 billion in plant expansions, acquisitions and greenfield developments in the United States to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and grow its electrification business. "Our partnership with the New York E-Prix is not only about the race itself, but it also gives us a new opportunity to test and develop electronic technologies that will accelerate our move to a low-carbon economy, create more high-paying jobs in the United States, spur innovation, and mitigate the effects of climate change."
ABB has been a leader in electric vehicles for more than a decade, particularly in the United States. ABB is working with automotive Oems, charging network operators and power companies to accelerate and advance the full deployment of electric vehicles in the industry.
Bob Stojanovic, business director, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, ABB North America, said: "ABB is committed to advancing the future of the electric automotive industry in the United States through a forward-looking product path, strong cross-industry partnerships and a sustainable entrepreneurial spirit. "We are currently developing megawatt-scale charging solutions for heavy-duty vehicles, ensuring open standards, improving interoperability, developing front-end technology and developing mobile applications."
Over the past decade, ABB has deployed more than 3,000 DC fast charging stations in the United States, providing bus and fleet charging systems in several U.S. cities, including Portland, Los Angeles, and St. Louis. ABB has also achieved several "domestic firsts" in the U.S. electric vehicle infrastructure space, This includes building the first public CCS charging system in the United States (2013), the first 150 kW charging pile (2017), and the first 350 kW charging pile using the Terra HP system (2018).
In addition to the charging pile business, ABB also offers total solutions for electric vehicles, including complete on-site electrification, including integrated battery storage, power and load management or grid services using two-way charging. All ABB EV charging solutions feature cloud-connected technology that supports intelligent connectivity and remote services to improve uptime and availability, which is critical for network and fleet managers.
Not only is ABB committed to the electrification of land transportation, but it is also powering the Maid of the Mist cruise ship (the first all-electric ferry in the United States to provide visitors with a tour of Niagara Falls) to ensure that guests are free from engine noise, vibration and diesel exhaust emissions.
ABB is the title partner of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the world championship for all-electric racing, and supports events on the streets of cities around the world. ABB entered the EV market in 2010 and today has sold more than 400,000 EV charging points, more than 20,000 DC fast charging points and 380,000 AC charging points in more than 85 markets worldwide, including charging points sold through ABB Shanghai affiliate Chargedot.
